An Experimental Study of the use of Some Nanomaterials in the Restoration and Conservation of Decorated Brick Battlements in Archaeological Islamic Buildings in Cario

Abstract

The research aims at an archaeological and technical study of the brick battlements decorations in the islamic archaeological buildings in Cairo and includes a study of the brick battlements surface decorations in historical Cairo area. The history of the brick battlements, their definition, purpose, origin, and the most important architectural developments that the brick battlements went through, their styles, the elements that make them up, and their decorations and also dealt with the manufacturing material from (brick) manufacturing methods and stages and an experimental study was conducted that dealt with the comparison between several materials Including (nano calcium carbonate, nano calcium oxide, nanosilica) that were used in their different concentrations which are 3% 1% in order to reach the best materials and concentrations with high efficiency in resisting moistur. Nano calcium carbonate with a concentration of 3% gave the best results in strengthening and treating surface decorations.

Keywords

• archeological buildings in historic cairo - brick battlements surface decorations - brick - damage manifestations - nanomaterials